1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When any one devoteth anything by a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah according to thy valuation. 3And thy valuation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old: thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary; 4and if it be of a female, thy valuation shall be thirty shekels. 5And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, thy valuation of the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, thy valuation of the male shall be five shekels of silver; and for the female thy valuation shall be three shekels of silver. 7And if it be from sixty years old and above, if it be a male, thy valuation shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female ten shekels. 8And if he be poorer than thy valuation, he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according to his means that vowed shall the priest value him. 9And if it be a beast whereof men bring an offering unto Jehovah, all that they give of such unto Jehovah shall be holy. 10They shall not alter it nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. 11And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not bring an offering unto Jehovah, then he shall present the beast before the priest; 12and the priest shall value it, judging between good and bad: according to the valuation of the priest, so shall it be. 13And if they will in any wise redeem it, then they shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy valuation. 14And when any one halloweth his house, that it may be holy to Jehovah, the priest shall value it, judging between good and bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand. 15And if he that halloweth it will redeem his house, he shall add the fifth of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be his. 16And if a man hallow to Jehovah part of a field of his possession, thy valuation shall be according to what may be sown in it: the homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. 17If he hallow his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy valuation shall it stand; 18but if he hallow his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, until the year of the jubilee; and there shall be a reduction from thy valuation. 19And if he that hallowed the field will in any wise redeem it, he shall add the fifth of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be assured to him; 20but if he do not redeem the field, or if he sell the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more; 21and the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy to Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s. 22And if he hallow to Jehovah a field that he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession, 23the priest shall reckon unto him the amount of thy valuation, unto the year of the jubilee; and he shall give thy valuation on that day, as holy to Jehovah. 24In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought - to him to whom the land belonged. 25And all thy valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26Only the firstling which is offered as firstling to Jehovah among the cattle, that shall no man hallow, whether it be ox or sheep; it is Jehovah’s. 27But if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thy valuation, and shall add a fifth of it thereto; and if it be not redeemed, it shall be sold according to thy valuation. 28Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man hath devoted to Jehovah of all that he hath, of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah. 29Nothing devoted, which shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed: it shall certainly be put to death. 30And as to every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of the tree, it is Jehovah’s: it is holy to Jehovah. 31And if any one will at all redeem of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth thereof. 32And as to every tithe of the herd, or of the flock, of whatever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Jehovah. 33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it; and if he change it at all, then both it and the exchange thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 34These are the commandments which Jehovah commanded Moses for the children of Israel upon mount Sinai.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 1 Lev 27:1 He that makes a singular vow must be the Lord's.
Lev 27:3 The estimation of the person;
Lev 27:9 of a beast given by vow;
Lev 27:14 of a house;
Lev 27:16 of a field, and the redemption thereof.
Lev 27:28 No devoted thing may be redeemed.
Lev 27:30 The tithe may not be changed.
Lev 27:1 2 When.
Gen 28:20 -
Gen 28:22 Num 6:2 Num 21:2 Deut 23:21 -
Deut 23:23 Judg 11:30 Judg 11:31 Judg 11:39 1Sam 1:11 1Sam 1:28a singular vow. A vow is a religious promise made to God, for the most part with prayer, and paid with thanksgiving. Vows were either of abstinence (
Num 6:30), or the devoting of something to the Lord, as sacrifices (
Lev 7:16,) or the value of persons, beasts, houses, or lands, concerning which the law is here given. A man might vow or devote himself, his children, his domestics, his cattle, his goods, etc.; and respecting the redemption of all these, rules are laid down in this chapter. But if, after consecrating these things, he refused to redeem them, they then became the Lord's property forever. The persons continued all their lives devoted to the sanctuary, the goods were sold for the profit of the temple, or the priests; and the animals, if clean, were offered in sacrifice; and if not proper for sacrifice, were sold, and the proceeds devoted to sacred uses. This is a general view of the different laws relative to vows, mentioned in this chapter.
Eccl 5:4 Eccl 5:5 3 And thy estimation.
Lev 27:14 Lev 5:15 Lev 6:6 Num 18:16 2Kgs 12:4*marg:
Lev 27:3fifty shekels. i. e, At three shillings each, 7Ł. 10s. sterling.
after the.
Lev 27:25 Exod 30:13 4 thirty shekels. i.e., 4Ł. 10s. sterling, A little more than one-half the value of a man; for this obvious reason, that a woman, if employed, would not be of so much use in the sanctuary as the man.
Zech 11:12 Zech 11:13 Matt 26:15 Matt 27:9 Matt 27:10 5 twenty shekels. i.e., 3Ł. sterling. ten shekels. i.e., 1Ł. 10s. sterling
Lev 27:5 6 from.
Num 3:40 -
Num 3:43 Num 18:14 -
Num 18:16the male. The male five shekels, 15s., the female three shekels, 9s. Being both in infancy they were nearly of an equal value.
7 from.
Ps 90:10fifteen. The old man and the old woman, being almost past labour, were nearly of an equal value; the former being estimated at 15 shekels, and the latter at 10.
8 poorer.
Lev 5:7 Lev 12:8 Lev 14:21 Lev 14:22 Mark 14:7 Luke 21:1 -
Luke 21:4 2Cor 8:12according.
Jer 5:7 9 all: is holy, i.e. separated and devoted; it cannot be redeemed like a human being, a house, or a field (Young),
Lev 27:9 10 Lev 27:15 -
Lev 27:33 Jas 1:8 11 Deut 23:18 Mal 1:14 12 as thou valuest it, who art the priest. Heb. according tothy estimation, O priest, etc.
Lev 27:14 13 Lev 27:10 Lev 27:15 Lev 27:19 Lev 5:16 Lev 6:4 Lev 6:5 Lev 22:14 14 sanctify.
Lev 27:21 Lev 25:29 -
Lev 25:31 Num 18:14 Ps 101:2 -
Ps 101:7as the priest.
Lev 27:12 15 then he shall add.
Lev 27:13 16 some part. Though the words "some part" are not expressed, yet it is generally allowed that they should be supplied here; as it was not lawful for a man to alienate in this manner his whole patrimony: he might express his good will for the house of God but he must not impoverish his own family.
of a field.
Acts 4:34 -
Acts 4:37 Acts 5:4an homer. or, the land of an homer, etc., i.e, as much landas required a homer of barley to sow it. The
homer was very different from the
omer; the latter held about three quarts, the former seventy-five gallons three pints.
Isa 5:10 Ezek 45:11 -
Ezek 45:14 Hos 3:2 17 Lev 27:17 18 Lev 25:15 Lev 25:16 Lev 25:27 Lev 25:51 Lev 25:52 19 Lev 27:13 20 Lev 27:20 21 when.
Lev 25:10 Lev 25:28 Lev 25:31devoted. It is
cherem, a thing so devoted to God, as never more to be capable of being redeemed.
Lev 27:28 Lev 27:29 Deut 13:17 Josh 6:17 Ezra 10:8 Ezek 44:29*marg:
Lev 27:21priest's.
Num 18:14 Ezek 44:29 22 his possession.
Lev 25:10 Lev 25:25 23 Lev 27:12 Lev 27:18 24 Lev 27:20 Lev 25:28 25 And all.
Lev 27:3to the shekel. A standard shekel; the standard being kept in the sanctuary, to try and regulate all the weights in the land by.
twenty.
Exod 30:13 Num 3:47 Num 18:16 Ezek 45:12 26 the firstling. Heb. first born, etc. As these firstlings were the Lord's before, it would have been a solemn mockery to pretend to make them a matter of a singular vow; for they were already appointed, if clean, to be sacrificed.
which.
Exod 13:2 Exod 13:12 Exod 13:13 Exod 22:30 Num 18:17 Deut 15:19 27 and shall add. This was probably intended to prevent rash vows and covetous redemptions. The priest alone was to value the thing; and to whatever his valuation was, a fifth part must be added by him who wished to redeem it.
Lev 27:11 -
Lev 27:13 28 no devoted. This is the
cherem, the absolute, irredeemable grant to God.
Lev 27:21 Exod 22:20 Num 21:2 Num 21:3 Deut 7:1 Deut 7:2 Deut 13:15 Deut 13:16 Deut 20:16 Deut 20:17 Deut 25:19 Josh 6:17 -
Josh 6:19 Josh 6:26 Josh 7:1 Josh 7:11 -
Josh 7:13 Josh 7:25 Judg 11:30 Judg 11:31 Judg 21:5 Judg 21:11 Judg 21:18 1Sam 14:24 -
1Sam 14:28 1Sam 14:38 -
1Sam 14:45 1Sam 15:3 1Sam 15:18 1Sam 15:32 1Sam 15:33 Matt 25:41 Acts 23:12 -
Acts 23:14 Rom 9:3 1Cor 16:22 Gal 3:10 Gal 3:13 29 None.
Num 21:2 Num 21:3 1Sam 15:18 -
1Sam 15:23which shall be devoted. That is, either that every person devoted to the service of God shall not be redeemed, but die in that devoted state, or, that such as were devoted to death by appointment and law of God, as the Canaanites were, shall be put to death.
30 Gen 14:20 Gen 28:22 Num 18:21 -
Num 18:24 Deut 12:5 Deut 12:6 Deut 14:22 Deut 14:23 2Chr 31:5 2Chr 31:6 2Chr 31:12 Neh 10:37 Neh 10:38 Neh 12:44 Neh 13:5 Neh 13:12 Mal 3:8 -
Mal 3:10 Matt 23:23 Luke 11:42 Luke 18:12 Heb 7:5 -
Heb 7:9 31 Lev 27:13 32 passeth under the rod. The Rabbins say, that when a man gave the tithe of his sheep or calves, he shut them in one fold, in which was a narrow door, to let out but one at a time. He then stood by the door, with a rod dipped in vermilion in his hand, and as they passed he counted them with the rod; and when the tenth came he touched it, by which it was distinguished as the tithe calf, sheep, etc.
Jer 33:13 Ezek 20:37 Mic 7:14 33 Lev 27:10 34 commandments.
Lev 26:46 Deut 4:45 John 1:17in mount.
Num 1:1 Gal 4:24 Gal 4:25 Heb 12:18 -
Heb 12:25CONCLUDING REMARKS.
Thus terminates this most interesting and important book; a book containing a code of sacrificial, ceremonial, civil, and judicial laws, which, for the purity of their morality, the wisdom, justice, and beneficence of their enactments, and the simplicity, dignity, and impressive nature of their rites, are perfectly unrivalled, and altogether worthy of their Divine Author. All the rites and ceremonies of the Mosaic law are at once dignified and expressive. They point out the holiness of their Author, the sinfulness of man, the necessity of an atonement, and the state of moral excellence to which the grace and mercy of the Creator have destined to raise the human soul. They include, as well as point out, the gospel of the Son of God; from which they receive their consummation and perfection. The sacrifices and oblations were significant of the atonement of Christ; the requisite qualities of these sacrifices were emblematical of his immaculate character; and the prescribed mode in the form of these offerings, and the mystical rites ordained, were allusive institutions, calculated to enlighten the apprehensions of the Jews, and to prepare them for the reception of the Gospel. The institution of the high priesthood typified Jesus, the Great High Priest, called and prepared of God, who hath an unchangeable priesthood, and is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him.